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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ike fly for the CIA?

2. What does Mike win at the party they crashed?

3. Why is the Underdog Club angry?

4. Who is the president of the Underdog Club?

5. In the dump, the albino's man responds to Ike's shock by saying "Sorry dunk-o, but I'm not ______".

Short Essay Questions

1. In Shoola and the Sea Lion, why are the women fascinated by the stranger?

2. How is Eemook an unlikely hero?

3. How has Kuinak changed since the beginning of the book?

4. In Shoola and the Sea Lion, how are appearances not as they seem?

5. What is the overall theme of Chapter 2?

6. Is there much concern about Mike?

7. What's the relevance of albinism in Chapter 3?

8. Is Ike a hero? Why or why not?

9. Why is Alice drinking again?

10. What was so exciting about Ike's life before Kuinak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of "nature" in Sailor Song.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how social expectations mold and direct the narrative of Sailor Song.`

Essay Topic 3

In Sailor Song, much of the characters' natures are displayed through their heroic or cowardly actions. Discuss the use of heroism in the book as another commonality between characters, an accelerator for situations, and why it is so critical to "honesty" in the book.

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